Quotes About Presentation

First of all, ladies and gentlemen, you must forget that you are singers.

In some ways, I've always approached singing as acting, and the voice is just like a way of carrying the song.

Even though I'm still doing the singing entrances, with promos and backstages, I was being me as a performer.

What comprises good performance? The ability through singing or playing to make the ear conscious of the true content and affect of a composition.

We are all doing drag. Every single person on this planet is doing it.

There's a lot of thought that goes into every single thing I wear.

Even when I played, if they gave me the microphone after a match, whether a doubles final or a singles final, I'd handle the microphone pretty well.

Pavarotti is not judged on how he sings in the shower. People wait until he gets on stage.

I saw podcast sites with all these fancy graphics. People don't care about that. They sign up for what I do.

Being an anchor is not just a matter of sitting in front of a camera and looking pretty.

When I was in the sixth form I presented a cable and satellite programme about music, television and video. I used to do public speaking competitions.

I still feel like we're a skate brand - it doesn't mean we can't present our stuff well. It doesn't mean that when you come in, everything has to be messy.

And the fact that I liked to show off and be the center of attention really lends itself to figure skating very well.

Do I post pictures of my overflowing laundry basket or the dirty dishes by the sink? No, I'll probably post a pic of the finished meal looking pretty. We're all skewed in what we show.

I think that no one, or very few, are born as good presenters. It's a skill that you learn.

Our music's got flavor; it's got skill. And we present it really well.

To be in a room and have to explain your point of view is a huge skill in Hollywood.

I understand how to deliver a message, that's my skill.

Auditioning is a skill. There are actors who are not very talented but know how to audition and know how to be really confident in the room and are confident enough to be able to charm the pants off anybody.

I don't have any oratory skills. But I would not use them if I had.

My singing wasn't horrible, but my dancing really made it look silly. It's not like I'm a horrible singer that can't sing. But I don't have the consistency or the presentation skills that a good performer has.

You have to learn certain skills to present magic.

You apply the skills you use to produce your own book to make an anthology. Shaping. Rhythm.

There's a way in which you can look at clothing as your outer skin. And because you were discriminated against because of your complexion, the way in which you could overcome that was through the way in which you presented yourself with your clothing.